Notre Dame football's starting center Ashton Craig makes national award watchlist
Ashton Craig was named to the watch list for the best center in Division I football on Friday, as many across the nation are starting to see that he is still one of the best. After starting the final games of the 2023 season, many expected him to take his game to the next level in 2024, and he did until Purdue.
Craig suffered his injury, a torn ACL, against the Boilermakers, ending his season prematurely. The recover period for that kind of injury is now around 9 months, which means that he should be getting back to full strength soon if he hasn't already.
The Irish offensive line is viewed as one of the best in the country, Rocco Spindler believes that is the case, and with so many of the players on the front getting nominated for preseason awards, he very well could be right.
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